"Oh my, a boy really enrolled here~"
"Both of you have such nice faces."
"How about my daughter?"
"I wouldn't mind an adult relationship with you..."
I returned to my seat with the finished dishes, offering a wry smile to the cafeteria ladies' conversation.
At that moment, Minato-kun praised me with a mysterious, "Reito-kun, you're amazing..." but since it was a compliment, I didn't question it.
I put my hands together and said, "Itadakimasu," then started eating.
"Delicious!"
As soon as I took a bite of the katsu curry, the words escaped my mouth.
The moderately spicy curry, the perfectly fried, crispy tonkatsu, and the juicy meat that spread its flavor in my mouth.
And the white rice that accompanied it... it was simply the best.
This is restaurant-level, not cafeteria-level.
"This omurice is delicious too!"
Minato-kun, sitting across from me, smiled with his spoon in hand.
Should I not mention the big heart shape made of ketchup on the omurice?
"Is it delicious for you too, Na-ko?"
"Y-yes."
Na-ko-chan nodded.
Na-ko-chan ordered the meat udon.
She's probably being modest because she plans to order dessert later.
I was about to take another bite of my katsu curry... but I stopped my spoon.
At this rate, I'll eat it all.
I should share the katsu curry with Minato-kun soon.
"Minato, try this katsu curry too. It's delicious."
As I scooped it with my spoon and said that, Minato-kun froze with a surprised expression.
"R-Reito-kun? What are you doing?"
"Huh? What am I doing? I'm trying to share the katsu curry with Minato."
"You're putting the katsu curry on the spoon (that Reito-kun used) and giving it to me?"
"Huh? But we promised to let you eat it, didn't we?"
"Um... you're going to feed me?"
"Yeah, that's right..."
"...Um."
"Huh..."
Minato-kun and I tilted our heads at each other.
...Is something lost in translation?
I thought Minato-kun wanted to eat both the omurice and the katsu curry, so I would choose the katsu curry and share it, right?
So, it's natural for me to scoop the katsu curry with my spoon and give it to Minato-kun.
"To think that boys would have a promise of 'ah-ahn'...
"Are those two... together like that...?"
"The seme and uke are clear, aren't they?"
"A woman caught between BL is sentenced to death... meaning, I'll just be an observer."
The surroundings seemed a bit noisy... but maybe that's just because it's a cafeteria.
"Here, it's more delicious while it's hot, you know?"
I offered the spoon to Minato-kun... but he just stared at it, looking strangely restless.
Could it be that he doesn't want the katsu curry anymore because the omurice is so delicious?
That happens, right? Like wanting to focus on one flavor.
"If Minato doesn't want it, I'll stop..."
"I-it's not that I don't want it! I-I'll have it!"
Minato-kun took a bite.
It's like feeding a puppy.
"Mmm! Delicious!"
"That's good."
Minato-kun's face brightened as he chewed.
Katsu curry is delicious, isn't it?
Suddenly, I glanced at Shizune-chan, who was sitting next to Minato-kun... After blinking a few times, she continued to stare at me with a surprised expression.
"Hasumi-sama... you are a rarekindofman."
"Huh? Rare?"
Is she talking about me ordering both katsu curry and ramen?
But, if you pay 50 yen extra, the miso soup can be replaced with ramen, you know?
In that case, you just have to eat it.
"I think this is pretty normal?"
"Normal...?"
"Yeah."
"...Normal men don't casually do 'ah-ahn,' and moreover, they wouldn't do something so conspicuous in front of so many women..."
"?"
Shizune-chan was muttering to herself.
I'm curious about what she's saying, but if I ask her now when I haven't raised her affection level yet, she probably won't answer me.
Seeing Minato-kun eat so deliciously, I also ate my katsu curry.
Yeah, it's delicious!
"Ah, right. Na-ko, do you want to try the katsu curry too?"
"Eh?"
When I called out to her, Na-ko-chan, who was about to eat her udon, stopped her chopsticks.
"Try the katsu at least. This katsu is delicious."
I switched from my spoon to chopsticks and offered the katsu to Na-ko-chan.
"Rei-to-san?"
"Hm?"
"W-will you feed me too?"
"Yeah. Because I want to share delicious things."
"Um... I'll rephrase that in case you're misunderstanding?"
"Hm?"
"Are you going to do the 'ah-ahn' for me too?"
'Ah-ahn'... Na-ko-chan's way of saying it is cute.
"Well, I can't put the katsu on top of the udon, can I?"
It would be a waste if the crispy katsu got ruined by the udon broth.
As I held the katsu and looked at Na-ko-chan intently... she nodded slightly.
"Th-then... I-I'll have it..."
"Indeed. Here, please."
Na-ko-chan's face came closer... and she ate the bite-sized katsu.
"O-it's delicious..."
"I'm glad."
Yeah, yeah, it's fun to share delicious things.
"Oh, then will I be able to eat it too?"
"Huh? Well, I guess."
Did Shizune-chan want to eat katsu curry too?
Shizune-chan had ordered a set meal, so I placed a piece of katsu in her empty small bowl.
"..."
Shizune-chan looked back and forth between the katsu and me before eating it... What's wrong?
"I wonder if I'll be fed 'ah-ahn' too if I order it?"
"Rather, I want you to eat the frankfurter I'm eating right now..."
"That's too lewd, you know."
"Mmm, I want you to eat me."
The cafeteria remained as lively as ever.
After we finished eating dessert and were taking a moment to relax.
"Still, Reito-kun doesn't seem scared or frightened at all, does he?"
Minato-kun said something like that.
There's no subject, but... he's probably talking about being noticed in the cafeteria?
"I'm not scared. Because they're not goingtocausemeharm, are they?"
Rather, if anyone were to cause me harm... it would be these three people here.
I need to be most wary of the protagonist and heroines.
Thinking such things, I took a sip of hot coffee.
"""..."""
Hm? Did the three of them go silent...?
"Reito-san, when you go to the cafeteria again, I'll go with you, okay?"
"I-I'll go with you too. I won't let Reito-kun go alone!"
"Then, it seems I'll be accompanying you as well."
The three of them, with serious expressions, said so one after another.
Everyone seems to have liked the cafeteria.
◇ Brief Character Introduction ◇
Amagasaki Minato
A slender figure with smooth blonde hair, a mushroom cut with shaved sides, and soft blue eyes.
He has a kind heart, but due to the skewed gender ratio, he has a slight fear of aggressive, forward women.
In such a situation, he holds a feeling of respect for Reito, who shows a confident attitude towards women, and admires him.